New York area bassist Joel Forbes died on December 27th; he was 68. His father, also known as Joel Forbes, was a jazz pianist in New York City and through him he was exposed to the best of classic jazz as only a working musician can know it. Forbes recorded on albums with Dan Barrett, Harry Allen, Frank Vignola, Ehud Asherie, Dick Hyman, Ken Peplowski, Barbara Rosene, Joe Cohn, Terry Myers, Molly Ryan and many others. He was a regular at the Ear Inn jam before retiring from music for health issue several years ago and appeared at all the top NYC venues.
Over decades of touring Joel Forbes performed with dozens of notables including Buck Clayton, Jon Hendricks, Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Cobb, Doc Cheatham, Dave Mckenna, Marian McPartland, Wild Bill Davis, Tiny Grimes, Bill Charlap, Dick Wellstead, Warren Vache Jr., Joe Temperly, Jake Hanna, Howard Alden, Joe Ascione, Kenny Daverne, Becky Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Dave Frishberg, Jon-Erik Kelso, Scott Robinson, Tom Baker, John Allred, George Masso, Bucky Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola, Dr. John, Jane Monheit, Randy Sandke, and Ed Metz Jr.
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